AC Milan withstood a stirring comeback from Arsenal to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since winning the title in 2007 despite losing 3-0 on Tuesday.

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Arsenal nearly completed a miraculous comeback but couldn’t force extra time, with Milan going through 4-3 on aggregate.

Rated a 33-1 shot by bookmakers to advance after losing the first leg 4-0, Arsenal closed to within one score of the seven-time champions before halftime through Laurent Koscielny, Tomas Rosicky and Robin van Persie.